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prefix & suffix
Question | word part that gives the main |
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prefix | word part found at the beginning of the word. Usually indicates number, location, time, or status. |
suffix | word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder. |
-itis | inflammation |
-gram | record |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
-tomy | incision or to cut into |
-algia | pain |
-therapy | treatment |
dys- | difficulty, painful, bad |
peri- | around |
ren/o | combining form of the kidney |
hepat/o | combining form of the liver |
-megaly | enlarged |
-ectomy | excision or sugical removal |
-scope | instrument to visually exam |
hyper- | increase more than normal |
hypo- | decrease more than normal |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-lysis | seperation or breaking into parts |
sub- | below |
poly- | many |
olig/o | scant or little |
-uria | urine |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
-al | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
cardio- | heart |
osteo- | bone |
arthr/o- | joint |